An older patient who lives alone is brought to the clinic by an adult child who reports the patient has become depressed and no longer wants to go out of the home. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Assess the patient for depression.
b. Ask the patient why activities are avoided.
c. Assess the patient for pain.
d. Assess the patient for elder abuse.
Question 2The nurse is caring for an older adult who recently lost an adult child as a result of automobile accident
They shared a home and enjoyed a healthy parent-child relationship. The nurse is con-fident that the patient has progressed appropriately through the mourning process when the pa-tient is observed doing which action?
a. Tells family members that her child is in a better place.
b. Arranges for personal grief counseling.
c. Cries softly during the family's first year memorial service.
d. Plans a summer vacation with friends from work.
Question 3The family of an older adult diagnosed with cancer asks the nurse to explain how gene therapy might be beneficial. The nurse responds
a. The treatment decreases blood flow to the tumor and it dies.
b. A virus is injected into the tumor and then it can't grow.
c. The cancer cell's nucleus is destroyed and the cell shrivels.
d. Photosensitizers are introduced into the cells so lasers can kill them.
Question 4A patient claims that all food is bland since I got old. What suggestions does the nurse provide to this patient?
a. Add extra salt to your food.
b. Try eating some tart foods.
c. Eat soft food with gravy.
d. Drink high-protein shakes.
Question 5The leukocyte count of an older adult patient is elevated. The nurse shows the best understanding of the effect of aging on body function when
a. checking the patient for drug allergies be-fore requesting an antibiotic prescription.
b. asking that the patient's temperature be taken before notifying the physician.
c. encouraging the patient to drink several glasses of water and then repeat the labor-atory tests.
d. having the patient produce a urine sample and requesting a stat urinalysis.
Question 6A nurse is working with a patient who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 4 months ago. The patient's blood sugars have stayed under control. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Ask the patient what barriers to wellness still exist.
b. Remind the patient about the A1C in 2 months.
c. Review side effects of medications with the patient.
d. Ask the patient how she or he feels about diabetes.
Question 7A patient lives in a long-term care facility and has mild dementi
a. The patient has been showing interest in another resident. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Determining if the resident has deci-sion-making capacity.
b. Refusing to allow the residents to be alone together.
c. Asking the resident's family if the rela-tionship is okay.
d. Providing time for the residents to be to-gether.
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